i’ve got a hunch
you’re out to lunch.
except i am a pacifist
living within a handful
of miles from the pacific.
zing! goes the punch
swiftly past my ear.
the electricity.
i miss my cat.
i am a misser of
cats. a cat guy.
have i only
eaten candy
all day,
applying for
jobs as if the
holidays don’t
exist? i have
become too
close to my-
self. where
is another
country,
a new en-
gagement?
environment,
not fiancé.
there is a city
full of engagement.
where is this
city? it’s in
the backyard of
my head. name
one thing i do that
drives you crazy.
